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Wankel 914, the Father of all Engine-Mods!, WOW! |
SirAndy |
Oct 29 2004, 05:51 PM
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Found this interesting story:
===================================== In 1970 a Swiss Industrialist named Dr. A. Gerber contracted Franco Sbarro (a Swiss Car-Designer/Builder) to build him a Wankel (Rotary) powered 914. Sbarro acquired a 914/6 and a 2-Disk Wankel Engine out of a NSU RO 80 ... The Engine was bolted to a NSU Half-Automatic Transmission, special Axles and Shift-Rod were fabricated. The Engine was cooled by a front-mounted Radiator with dual Fans out of a Renault R16. The Water Hoses for the cooling system were routed through the center tunnel. Technical Details: ----------------------- HP - 115 mpg - 21 top speed - 190 km/h Dr. Gerber used the car as a daily driver and replaced the Motor after about 70000 km with a newer model Wankel Engine. To this date, the car remains in the possession of the Gerber Family. ===================================== and this is a Photo of Prof. Felix Wankel himself in front of the Car !!! (notice the NSU in the background) Attached image(s) |
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